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2024 Fall Tuesday Night Marathon

Tuesday, September 3, 2024 to Tuesday, October 15, 2024

2024 Fall Tuesday Night Marathon
Sep - Oct 2024

US Chess & FIDE-rated event
 

List of registered players (will convert to Standings) -- Pairings -- Complete list of games (pdf&pgn)

Dates -- Tournament Format -- Byes -- Prize Fund

Registration -- Eligibility -- Tournament Rules -- FAQ
 

Max capacity: 80
Masks are optional in the chess room.

Pre-TNM Lectures are back! Arrive at 5:45pm and listen to a guest speaker covering some of the exciting news from the chess world as well as interesting games from our own tournaments!

NEW: Any change/update request? Please use our new Change Request Form.
 

1. Dates & Location

  • Seven Tuesdays in Sep - Oct 2024: 9/3, 9/10, 9/17, 9/24, 10/1, 10/8, 10/15
  • Location: Mechanics' Institute Chess Room
    57 Post Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104 (click here to map)
     

2. Tournament Format:

  • Tournament Format: individual Swiss
  • Total Rounds: 7 (1 round each Tuesday night: 9/3, 9/10, 9/17, 9/24, 10/1, 10/8, 10/15)
  • Round Times: Tuesday at 6:30 pm Pacific Time (GMT+8)
  • Time Control: G/120;d5  (Game in 120 minutes with 5-second delay on each move.)
  • Games will be US Chess regular-rated as well as FIDE-rated. Tournament results will be submitted immediately after last round finished.
  • Four Sections: 2000+, 1600-1999, 1200-1599 and under1200
  • Pairings are based on the Sep 2024 regular supplemental regular US Chess rating.
  • Play-up "200-rating point rule":
    Players must have a 1800 USCF regular supplemental or actual regular rating in order to be eligible to play up to the 2000+ section.
    Players must have a 1400 USCF regular supplemental or actual regular rating in order to be eligible to play up to the 1600-1999 section.
    P    layers must have a 1000 USCF regular supplemental or actual regular rating in order to be eligible to play up to the 1200-1599 section.

3. Byes

  • Byes are available for players in any rounds in case they can't participate that evening, but would like to stay in the tournament.
  • A maximum of three half-point byes can be requested in this tournament.
  • Round 1-6 byes must be requested prior to the pairing of the round. Pairings usually are posted shortly after noon on Monday, the day before the round.
  • Round 7 bye must be requested before start of Round 4. Round 7 bye is irrevocable to prevent possible prize-fund manipulations.
  • Late registrations will receive a half-point bye for any missed round, up to a total of three rounds.
     

4. Prize Fund --  $2400 based on 80 paid entries  

  2000+ 1600-1999 1200-1599 u1200
1st Place $400 $300 $200 $150
2nd Place $300 $200 $100 $80
3rd Place $200 $100 $60 $60
Best under2200 $150      
Best under1800   $80    
Best under1400     $60  
Best under1000       $60
  • Please allow 2-3 weeks for processing prize checks.
  • Per IRS rules anyone with a cumulative $600+ prizes in any calendar year will need to fill out a W9 and Mechanics' Institute will be providing a 1099 form. 
     

5. Registration

6. Eligibility

7. Tournament Rules

  • Modified FIDE-rules apply.
  • Forfeit time is 30 minutes without prior notice, 60 minutes if we are notified.
    A player will be awarded a forfeit win against any opponent who doesn't show up according to the prescribed rules, and every effort will be made to find that player an extra game.

8. FAQ

  • What do the time controls mean?
    Time controls tell you how much time you have for each game.
    G120;d5 means game in 120 minutes (aka 2 hours) with a 5-second delay on each move. This means you get 120 minutes, your opponent gets 120 minutes, and at each move the clock counts down from 5 to 0 before the player's time starts. If a player doesn't use up the whole 5 seconds, the remainder of that time is lost.
     
  • How many games/rounds?
    The 7SS before the time control means     it is a Swiss System tournament with seven rounds, or seven games, that a player can play in the tournament. The tournaments are never elimination, so win or lose, you can stay in the tournament.




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Mechanics' Institute Chess Club reserves the right to update any details of this event (including but not limited to sections, time control, round times, prize fund, etc.) as we get closer to the event date to ensure an excellent tournament experience for players.

 

Prize Winners: 

 

 
Standings: 

 Standings

 

SwissSys Report: 2024 Fall Tuesday Night Marathon

SwissSys Standings. 2024 Fall Tuesday Night Marathon: 2000+

# Name Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Total
1 Christophe Bambou 2109 W12 D8 W9 D4 W6 D3   4.5
2 Alexander Markovits 2210 W3 W9 L6 D8 W4 D5   4.0
3 Anthony Ivanenko 1976 L2 W15 W7 D5 W13 D1   4.0
4 IM Elliott Winslow 2201 W11 D10 W14 D1 L2 W12   4.0
5 Edward Lewis 1976 L8 W13 W21 D3 W11 D2   4.0
6 Jimmy Heiserman 2303 H--- X20 W2 D10 L1 W14   4.0
7 Stephen Parsons 1898 H--- H--- L3 D15 W21 W17   3.5
8 Archit Dasika 2241 W5 D1 L10 D2 L17 W13   3.0
9 Phillip Seitzer 2061 W15 L2 L1 D20 W16 H---   3.0
10 Max Hao 2040 W16 D4 W8 D6 U--- U---   3.0
11 Jenny Qi 1957 L4 D12 X16 W17 L5 H---   3.0
12 Leo Ni 1918 L1 D11 W18 W21 H--- L4   3.0
13 Hector Viadiu 1895 D19 L5 W20 W14 L3 L8   2.5
14 Jay Kumar 2017 H--- W18 L4 L13 W15 L6   2.5
15 Hayes Marvin 1902 L9 L3 B--- D7 L14 X19   2.5
16 Roger Smith 1886 L10 H--- F11 W18 L9 W20 H--- 2.5
17 Sivavishnu Srinivasan 2031 H--- H--- H--- L11 W8 L7   2.5
18 Marlon Rigel 1800 H--- L14 L12 L16 D20 B---   2.0
19 Kyle Chan 2052 D13 H--- H--- H--- U--- F15   2.0
20 Carl Pickering 2000 H--- F6 L13 D9 D18 L16   1.5
21 Kristian Clemens 1956 H--- H--- L5 L12 L7 H---   1.5

SwissSys Standings. 2024 Fall Tuesday Night Marathon: 1600-1999

# Name Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Total
1 Phineas Horowitz 1649 W27 W11 W15 D3 D2 W8   5.0
2 Adam Mercado 1806 W16 D8 W23 W20 D1 W4   5.0
3 Arvind Sankar 1910 H--- W29 W28 D1 W9 X19   5.0
4 Richard Finacom 1953 D30 X18 D20 W15 W10 L2   4.0
5 John Chan 1500 L8 L16 B--- W24 W15 W14   4.0
6 Tao Ni 1475 W26 L15 D12 X31 H--- W18   4.0
7 Leonid Alzhin 1749 W13 L20 W26 W27 H--- H---   4.0
8 Jason Ochoa 1700 W5 D2 L10 W16 W20 L1   3.5
9 Hoa Long Tam 1633 D12 D19 W11 W23 L3 D10   3.5
10 Robert Crompton 1762 W22 D21 W8 D14 L4 D9   3.5
11 Yonathan Admassu 1778 W24 L1 L9 W29 D13 W21   3.5
12 Fredrick Dutter 1900 D9 D25 D6 D21 D14 W22   3.5
13 Binh Nguyen 1522 L7 L14 X33 W26 D11 W23   3.5
14 Joshua Lamstein 1761 L20 W13 W25 D10 D12 L5   3.0
15 Chase Wang 1739 W17 W6 L1 L4 L5 W30   3.0
16 Max Ross 1632 L2 W5 D29 L8 D31 W26   3.0
17 Dan Sisti 1510 L15 L26 L22 B--- X33 W31   3.0
18 Clarke Vandenhoven 1642 H--- F4 X32 W28 D19 L6   3.0
19 William Gray 1934 H--- D9 W24 H--- D18 F3   3.0
20 Glenn Kaplan 1550 W14 W7 D4 L2 L8 U---   2.5
21 Gagik Babayan 1607 W33 D10 L27 D12 D22 L11   2.5
22 Nick Casares Jr 1600 L10 L27 W17 W33 D21 L12   2.5
23 Sheng Jian 1759 H--- W32 L2 L9 W28 L13   2.5
24 Thejas Prasad 1630 L11 W33 L19 L5 H--- X32   2.5
25 Phil Ploquin 1585 H--- D12 L14 H--- H--- H---   2.5
26 John Boyer 1685 L6 W17 L7 L13 B--- L16   2.0
27 Michael Walder 1986 L1 W22 W21 L7 U--- U---   2.0
28 Paul Krezanoski 1426 H--- W30 L3 L18 L23 H---   2.0
29 Nicholas Morello 1599 H--- L3 D16 L11 H--- H---   2.0
30 Lee Cooper 1643 D4 L28 H--- H--- H--- L15   2.0
31 Arivoli Tirouvingadame 1751 H--- H--- H--- F6 D16 L17   2.0
32 Sanjay D'Mello 1543 H--- L23 F18 H--- H--- F24   1.5
33 Samuel Agdamag 1400 L21 L24 F13 L22 F17 B---   1.0
34 Igor Krayushkin 1706 H--- H--- U--- U--- U--- U---   1.0

SwissSys Standings. 2024 Fall Tuesday Night Marathon: 1200-1599

# Name Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Total
1 Isaac S Mays-Smith 1284 W4 H--- W5 W2 W7 L3 H--- 4.5
2 David Siegel 1272 W8 W11 W6 L1 W4 D5   4.5
3 Sohan Zaveri 1465 D12 H--- H--- W6 W10 W1   4.5
4 Romeo Belmes Barreyro 1522 L1 W19 W16 W8 L2 X7   4.0
5 Joseph Karwat 1280 W19 H--- L1 W17 W12 D2 U--- 4.0
6 Sawyer Stults 1285 W9 W16 L2 L3 W8 H---   3.5
7 Charlie Schaezlein 1317 H--- W17 W13 W12 L1 F4   3.5
8 Albert Starr 1500 L2 W9 W14 L4 L6 W12   3.0
9 William Fitzgerald 1199 L6 L8 B--- L11 W19 W13   3.0
10 Dominic A Vazquez 1356 H--- L12 W19 W13 L3 D11   3.0
11 Robert Turner 1359 H--- L2 H--- W9 H--- D10   3.0
12 Dahlia Madden 1238 D3 W10 W15 L7 L5 L8   2.5
13 Peter James Rushton 1231 W15 H--- L7 L10 W14 L9   2.5
14 Danny Du Uy Cao 1224 L16 H--- L8 W15 L13 W19 H--- 2.5
15 Brett Fisher 1347 L13 B--- L12 L14 W17 H---   2.5
16 Thu Anh Le 1336 W14 L6 L4 H--- H--- H---   2.5
17 Richard William Ahrens 1116 H--- L7 H--- L5 L15 B---   2.0
18 Charles James 1300 H--- H--- H--- U--- U--- U---   1.5
19 David Olson 1400 L5 L4 L10 B--- L9 L14   1.0

SwissSys Standings. 2024 Fall Tuesday Night Marathon: Under1200

# Name Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Total
1 Andrew Braithwaite 952 W11 W6 H--- L5 W7 D3   4.0
2 Bryce Woodworth 355 W10 L8 W6 L4 W9 W7   4.0
3 Andrew Singer 947 W7 W9 H--- H--- D6 D1   4.0
4 Paul Blum 942 W12 H--- D5 W2 H--- H---   4.0
5 John Pirone 900 W8 H--- D4 W1 H--- H---   4.0
6 Zachary Halle 868 B--- L1 L2 W8 D3 B---   3.5
7 Doug Burkhardt 542 L3 W11 W8 W9 L1 L2   3.0
8 Jeremiah Lee 1003 L5 W2 L7 L6 B--- W10   3.0
9 Vinay Ramesh unr. B--- L3 X11 L7 L2 X11   3.0
10 Steven Lee Myers 901 L2 H--- H--- H--- W11 L8   2.5
11 Tom Mullins 835 L1 L7 F9 B--- L10 F9   1.0
12 Braxton Wardle 395 L4 U--- U--- U--- U--- U---   0.0
Pairings: 

Pairings. 

 

SwissSys Report: 2024 Fall Tuesday Night Marathon

SwissSys Report: 2024 Fall Tuesday Night Marathon

SwissSys Report: 2024 Fall Tuesday Night Marathon

SwissSys Report: 2024 Fall Tuesday Night Marathon

Pairings for Round 6. 2024 Fall Tuesday Night Marathon: Under1200

Bd Res White Res Black
29 ½ Andrew Braithwaite ( 952 3.5) ½ Andrew Singer ( 947 3.5)
30 1 Bryce Woodworth ( 355 3.0) 0 Doug Burkhardt ( 542 3.0)
31 1 Jeremiah Lee (1003 2.0) 0 Steven Lee Myers ( 901 2.5)
32 1 X Vinay Ramesh (unr. 2.0) 0 F Tom Mullins ( 835 1.0)
  1 Zachary Halle ( 868 2.5)   See T.D.
  ½ John Pirone ( 900 3.5)   BYE
  ½ Paul Blum ( 942 3.5)   BYE

SwissSys Report: 2024 Fall Tuesday Night Marathon

Pairings for Round 5. 2024 Fall Tuesday Night Marathon: Extra Rated

Bd Res White Res Black
34 0 Zachary Halle ( 868 0.0) 1 Richard William Ahrens (1116 0.0)
35 0 Vinay Ramesh (unr. 0.0) 1 Alexander Robins (unr. 1.0)
36 1 Thejas Prasad (1630 0.0) 0 Romeo Belmes Barreyro (1522 0.0)
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